Nogaro (French pronunciation: [nɔɡaʁo]; Gascon: Nogaròu) is a commune in the Gers department, Southwestern France. It is the site of a distillery of Armagnac brandy.

Nogaro
Saint-Nicolas church
Saint-Nicolas church
Coat of arms of Nogaro
Location of Nogaro
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Nogaro is located in France
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Nogaro
Nogaro is located in Occitanie
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Nogaro
Coordinates: 43°46′N 0°02′W / 43.76°N 0.03°W / 43.76; -0.03
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementCondom
CantonGrand-Bas-Armagnac
IntercommunalityBas-Armagnac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Peyret[1]
Area
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11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,161
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32296 /32110
Elevation89–148 m (292–486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Nogaro and its surrounding communes

The commune is bordered by six other communes: Caupenne-d'Armagnac to the northwest, Sainte-Christie-d'Armagnac to the northeast, Loubédat to the east, Sion to the southeast, Urgosse to the south, and finally by Arblade-le-Haut to the west.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,140—    
1975 2,113−0.18%
1982 2,013−0.69%
1990 2,008−0.03%
1999 1,881−0.72%
2007 1,975+0.61%
2012 1,966−0.09%
2017 2,009+0.43%
Source: INSEE[3]

Facilities

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Nogaro is the site of Circuit Paul Armagnac, a motorsport race track, and the neighbouring Nogaro Aerodrome.

Notable people

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The historian and palaeographer Charles Samaran (1879–1982) died in Nogaro.

The chef and television host Michel Sarran was born in Nogaro.[4]

The tennis player Tessah Andrianjafitrimo has lived in Nogaro since 2010.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Nogaro. Michel Sarran : "Piloter ici, quel beau cadeau pour moi"".
  5. ^ "Tessah, la perle de Nogaro".